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AI and You! A recap of the Aberdeen Data Summit

Community & Events 04/12/2023

In early November, The Data Lab hosted a captivating gathering in Aberdeen that delved deep into data and artificial intelligence. Titled ‘AI and You: How AI is shaping your Experience’, the fringe event was an extension of the larger Data Summit 2023 in Edinburgh. It brought together data professionals and enthusiasts at OneTech Hub to […]

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Scottish primary schools win international data visualisation competition

Community & Events, News 03/11/2023

Five Scottish primary schools have won The Data Lab’s inaugural Data Visualisation competition. Announced today at Data Summit, The Data Lab’s flagship conference, it was revealed that the schools in East Lothian, Fife, Scottish Borders and West Lothian collectively scooped the top prize in the competition which garnered entries from around the world. Their entry […]

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Tags: data visualisation, schools

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Data Summit to challenge AI perceptions in most diverse event to date

Community & Events, News 02/11/2023

Nearly 600 delegates will gather at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre today for The Data Lab’s Data Summit. They’ll hear how data and AI influence the human condition from culture to net zero, privacy to disinformation, and religion to space travel. The most diverse Data Summit to date, titled “The AI Renaissance: how is it […]

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Tags: AI, DataFest

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The Data Lab Community announces a new data visualisation competition

Community & Events, News 01/09/2023

The Data Lab Community’s Data Visualisation Challenge has landed! We’re looking for everyone from seasoned data visualisers who know D3 and Tableau like the back of their hands to those looking to dip their toes into this exciting craft for the first time. Entering the challenge will allow you to take your skills to the next level, demonstrate your abilities and raise your profile in front of a global data and AI community.   

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Tags: D3, data visualisation, Tableau

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The Data Lab Community primed for growth with evolution of online ecosystem

Community & Events, News 31/07/2023

The Data Lab Community has expanded its ecosystem with a new premium subscription offering. With AI and data skills in more demand than ever and interest in the sector growing internationally, The Data Lab Community has expanded. As part of The Data Lab Community’s continued evolution and to provide further value to its members, Scotland’s […]

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Tags: AI, AI and data sector, AI job opportunities, online community, The Data Lab Community

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Key moments you missed: Scotland’s Women in Data & AI Meetup

Community & Events 22/06/2023

The Data Lab Community Meetup for Women in Data & AI, hosted by Alison Orr, Director of Marketing & Communications for The Data Lab, brought together a dynamic and diverse group of individuals passionate about advancing women in the fields of data, AI, and technology. The event provided a platform for attendees to connect, share […]

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Biggest ever Data Summit signals new hope for data sector

Community & Events, DataFest, News 04/11/2022

The Data Lab’s annual flagship conference discussed the need to focus on building public trust in data and ensuring its ethical use. Speakers included science broadcaster Hannah Fry, NASA’s chief science data officer Kevin Murphy, global public health chair Professor Devi Sridhar and Tom Arthur MSP, Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth 600 […]

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Students develop sustainable tourism solutions in data challenge

Community & Events, News, Skills & Talent 17/06/2022

The Data Lab Masters students participated in Innovation Week 2022 from May 30th to June 2nd to create solutions for a live data challenge to encourage greener tourism across Scotland. What do you get when you have a room of data science masters’ students, a craft table, and an urgent and pressing societal problem? The […]

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2022: the year of personal development

Community & Events, Learning journey, News, Skills & Talent 14/04/2022

Skills. It’s a topic that continually arises in the workplace. From conquering the IT skills gap to continuous personal development – it’s an issue that equally impacts both employers and employees.  The pandemic has not only impacted the operations and viability of organisations, but as an International Labour Organisation report outlines, it disrupted the education and […]

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Women in Data Science: Free online experiential learning event

Community & Events, News 07/01/2022

Women in Data Science: 7th – 10th February 2022 Advances in digital technologies and the use of data are happening rapidly.  Scotland’s digital technology sector is growing at twice the rate of any other sector and there is an unprecedented demand for ICT and digital technology professionals and individuals with big data and data science skills.  There […]

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